London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finchley 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Damp Walls remedied 9
Yards paved 71
Paving of Yards and Floors repaired 37
Stagnant Water in Cellars removed, and provision made
for Sub-Soil Drainage 3
Rooms repaired, cleansed and lime-washed 178
Workrooms cleansed and lime-washed 13
Bakehouses cleansed and lime-washed every Six Months.
Alterations to Bakehouses 3
Cowsheds re-constructed 2
Cowsheds re-drained 1
Slaughterhouses cleansed and lime-washed every Three
Months.
Slaughterhouse Floors repaired 1
New Impervious Sinks provided 5
New Waste Pipes fixed 53
Waste Pipes disconnected from drains 3
Waste Pipes repaired 13
Cisterns repaired, cleansed and covered 34
New Cisterns provided 6
Movable Sanitary Dustbins provided 98
Nuisances from Overcrowding abated—
Houses 1
Workrooms 1
Nuisances from Animals abated 15
Accumulations of Manure and Refuse removed 10
Dirty Houses cleansed 1
Dirty Yards cleansed 1
New Pig-styes constructed 6
Piggery Floors repaired 6
Insanitary Pig-styes disused 11
Mews paved 2